Children and Youth

Chairman

Charles "Andy" Jackson
Commander Jackson served four years in the United States Navy, enlisting at Newark, NJ on October 19, 1979, and was discharged at Philadelphia, PA on November 25, 1983. He attended Basic Training (BT) at Great Lakes, IL and was then stationed at Sun Oil Shipyard, Chester, PA. He was aboard the USS Portland and was involved in three MED cruises, a Humanitarian cruise (Caribbean), and a Unitas cruise (South America).           

He is a 29-year member of Mystic Island American Legion Post 493, Little Egg Harbor, Ocean County and will lead the State’s largest wartime VETERANS’ ORGANIZATION WITH A MEMBERSHIP OF APPROXIMATELY 35,000 for the next year. Commander Jackson has held several offices at the Post, County, and Department levels, including Post Commander, County Commander, Department Executive Committeeman, and Department Vice-Commander.

 An advocate for Veterans, he plans on bringing new ideas to the Department and getting younger Veterans involved, as noted by his slogan:

                       “Honoring Tradition” and “Embracing Our Future”

Commander Jackson has been married to his wife Debi for 44 years. They have two children, a son Eric and a daughter Darla, and one Granddaughter, Olivia.

COTA

What is COTA?

The Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) is the premier organization providing fundraising assistance to transplant families … for a lifetime. COTA is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, so funds raised to help meet transplant expenses are not considered income for families. Since 1986 more than $150 million has been raised across the country for thousands of children and young adults needing a life-saving organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant. COTA also works with individuals of any age with a single-gene disorders such as Polycystic Kidney Disease, Cystic Fibrosis or Sickle Cell Disease.

COTA’s services and guidance are provided at no charge to transplant families. 100% of each contribution made to COTA in honor of patients helps meet transplant-related expenses, and gifts to COTA are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. COTA funds can be used for transplant-related expenses that include lodging, transportation, household expenses, prescription medications, insurance premiums, living donor costs and much more.

Click here to Donate to COTA!

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